háo shēng
millilitre
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这瓶药水只有五毫升。
zhè píng yàoshuǐ zhǐyǒu wǔ háoshēng.
This bottle of medicine is only five milliliters.
我每天喝八毫升的水。
wǒ měitiān hē bā háoshēng de shuǐ.
I drink eight milliliters of water every day.
这个杯子能装一千毫升的水。
zhège bēizi néng zhuāng yīqiān háoshēng de shuǐ.
This cup can hold one thousand milliliters of water.
毫升 (háo shēng)
milliliter
毫升 (háo shēng)
cubic centimeter
升 (shēng)
liter
毫克 (háo kè)
milligram
The Chinese word 毫升 (毫升) for milliliter is composed of two characters: 毫 (毫) and 升 (升). 毫 (毫) means "fine hair" or "very small", and 升 (升) means "a unit of volume". Together, 毫升 (毫升) literally means "a very small unit of volume". This name reflects the fact that a milliliter is a very small unit of volume, equal to one thousandth of a liter.
